Arrow holder and spacer pad



Jan. 30, 1968 w s o ET AL 3,366,232

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RONALD E BARRY United States Patent O 3,366,232 ARROW HOLDER AND SPACERPAD Wallace Elfstrom, Meuomonie, Wis., and Ivan E. Garmon, Minneapolis,Minn., assignors to Hoerner Boxes, Inc. Filed Apr. 11, 1966, Ser. No.541,683 Claims. (Cl. 206-65) This invention relates to an imporvement incartons used in the shipping and storing of identical elongate articlessuch as arrows.

One of the esesntial problems in shipping and storing arrows is thepreservation of the feathers which are provided on one end of the arrow.The arrows must be supported in a spaced parallel relation andmaintained in that position so that the feathers will not be damagedthrough unnecessary contact in the movement of the carton. Variousmethods have been used to support the arrows which require specialhandling or special materials such as wood or plastic which are costlyand require special handling to manufacture.

One of the primary objects of the present invention is to provide aspacer support member for a carton which is low in cost and easy toassemble.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a carton forshipping arrows that preserves the feather on the arrow.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a means forlocking the arrow in position within a carton.

These objects are accomplished by combining a carton having a lengthsubstantially equal to the length of the shaft of the arrow with a pairof support members which are positioned in spaced relation within thecarton and are designed to hold the arrows in a parallel locked, spacedrelation. Each of the support members is formed from a single blank ofcarton forming material with top, bottom and connecting side walls forfolding to a square or rectangular shape. Parallel spaced slots areprovided in its top and bottom walls and extend partially down the sidesof the side walls. The shaft of the arrows are placed in the slots and aretainer strip is slipped into the space between the shaft of the arrowand the inside surface of the top and bottom wall to lock the arrows inthe slots. The retainer strips are of equal length with the supportmember which is equal in length to the width of the carton so that whenplaced in the carton the retainer strips will be retained in position bythe walls of the carton and cannot come out thereby locking the arrowsin position.

Other objects and advantages will become more readily apparent in thefollowing detailed description when read in connection with theaccompanying drawings in which FIG. 1 is a perspective view of thecarton partly broken away to show the support members.

FIG. 2 is a view of the carton blank cut and scored for making thesupport member.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the support member partially closed.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the support member with the retainerstrips in position.

FIG. 5 is a view of the retainer strip.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, in FIG. 1 a carton is shownhaving support members 12 located a spaced distance from each end. Anumber of arrows 16 are positioned in the support members with thefeathers 18 spaced from each other as seen in the drawmg.

Each support member includes a housing 19 and a pair of retainer strips52. The housing is formed from a blank of carton forming material 20which is scored at 22, 24, 26 and 28 to form top flap section 30, topsection 32, connecting section 34, bottom section 36 and flap section38. When the blank is folded a square or rectangular shaped "ice housingwill be formed with flap sections 30 and 38 overlapping.

Slots 48 are provided in top section 32 which extend partially into theconnecting section 34 and flap section 30. Similarily slots 50 areprovided in bottom section 36 and extend partially into the connectingsection 34 and flap section 38. When the carton is folded into theupright position as shown in FIG. 3, slots 48 and 50 will provideparallel grooves into which arrows can be placed.

. Notch 40 is provided in flap section 30 and notch 42 is provided inflap section 38. These notches allow for an overlap in the flap sectionsby providing a clearance at the end of the slots where the flap sectionsare overlapped.

Lock notches 44 are cut at each end of flap section 30 and lock tabs 46are cut in each end of flap section 38. When the fiap sections arefolded to an overlapping relation the tabs are bent into the locknotches thereby holding the housing in the upright position.

The shaft of the arrows are positioned in the grooves in the supportmembers and retainer strips 52 are inserted into the support memberabove the shaft of the arrows on the top and below the shaft of thearrow on the bottom. The arrows are thereby locked into the grooves. Thesupport members with the arrows in the grooves are then placed in thecarton. The housing and retainer strips are of the same length as thewidth of the carton so that the retainer strips will be held in positionby the sidewalls 54 of the carton. It will then be impossible to removethe shaft of the arrow from the carton until the support member isremoved from the carton.

Although only one embodiment of the present invention has been shown anddescribed it should be apparent that various changes and modificationscan be made herein without departing from the scope of the appendedclaims.

What is claimed is:

1. An arrow holder carton comprising the combination of a rectangularcarton having top, bottom, end and side walls,

and a pair of arrow support members located in said carton a spaceddistance from each end wall and abutting each side wall,

tom section and partially into the adjoining flap and connectingsections,

each set of slots forming grooves in the top and bottom of the supportmember, to hold a plurality of arrows in a spaced relation in thecarton,

and a pair of retainer strips positioned in each support member inabutting relation to the inside surface of the top and bottom sections,

whereby the shafts of the arrows placed in the grooves will be retainedin the support members by the retainer strips.

2. An arrow holder carton according to claim 1 wherein said first flapsection has a lock notch at each end and said second flap section has alock tab at each end which is engageable with said lock notch to holdthe flap sections together.

3. An arrow holder carton according to claim 2 whereeach of said flapsections is cut out adjacent the portion of the slots in the connectingsections to allow for adequate clearance for the shafts of the arrowswhere positioned in the grooves formed by the slots.

4. A support member for an arrow carton comprising a first flap section,a top section, a connecting section,

a bottom section, and a second flap section overlapping the first fiapsection,

all of said sections being formed from a single blank of carton formingmaterial, and being hingedly connected together,

a first set of parallel slots extending across the top section andpartially into the first flap section and connecting section,

a second set of parallel slots extending across the bottom section andpartially into the second flap section and connecting section,

said slots forming grooves for holding arrow shafts in a parallel spacedrelation,

and a pair of retaining strips positioned in the support member adjacentthe inside surface of the top and bottom members respectively wherebysaid arrow shafts will be held in position in the support member.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS Halladay et a1. 206-65 Pearson2061 Rau 206-45.19 Junkin 211 XR Holtz 206 XR ROY D. FRAZIER, PrimaryExaminer.

K. J. WINGERT, Assistant Examiner.

1. AN ARROW HOLDER CARTON COMPRISING THE COMBINATION OF A RECTANGULARCARTON HAVING TOP, BOTTOM, END AND SIDE WALLS, AND A PAIR OF ARROWSUPPORT MEMBERS LOCATED IN SAID CARTON A SPACED DISTANCE FROM EACH ENDWALL AND ABUTTING EACH SIDE WALL, EACH OF SAID MEMBERS INCLUDING A FIRSTFLAP SECTION, A TOP SECTION, A CONNECTING SECTION, A BOTTOM SECTION ANDSECOND FLAP SECTION OVERLAPPING THE FIRST FLAP SECTION, A FIRST SET OFPARALLEL SLOTS EXTENDING ACROSS THE TOP SECTION AND PARTIALLY INTO THEADJOINING FLAP AND CONNECTING SECTIONS,